New-York tribune., 1887-12-12
POINTS FOR A NEW MESSAGE.
EN- pIcKERsoN CRlrIcIsEs THE LAST.
A DEMOCRATIC LAWYER SHOWS WHAT rhh
COUNTRY WOULD LOSE BY MR. cLEvELANps

IN giving reasons for the faith that I'm him. Know
ine that a reporter of TIE TRIBUNE sought him at
his once in Temple Court on Saturday to get his views
on the Presidents MESSAGE and tho probable eioc'
OF tho changes in the tariff therein advocated:
al regard the Presidents message as indicating
desire for radical change In tho present methods
Of dealing with tho manufacturing industries OF tho
country and the collection of It's ncomes.' said Mr.
D,ckerson in rcsponse to the reporters query. IL
s an attempt to assmlatc the American system with
the British system under which the CHIEF revenues
are derived from internal taxation instead OF nom I'M
norts In England every ether interest has been sub
ordinated TO the manufacturing interests ana tho re-
peal OF the corn laws England was the last measure
passed for the benefit of tie manufacturers for tho
cost Of food enters much into the cost OF Sard OF
cloth as does the price Of cotton.
Tho landed arstocracy was sacrificed that thc
manufacturers ml.ht thrive. In pursuance OF this
policy England raised her revenue from income ana
other internal taxation and not from imports except
on tobacco England has not hcsitaed 10 make e&-
pensive for the purpose ei eniaIgng her H" e'S'
for unless she maintain her Manufacturing IN
dustfos she IS ruined Free trade Ia Ergahu mas
been as much for the purpose of benehnng the manu-
facturcrS As the policy Of protection here Both are
spparcn firms Of protection demanded oy the differ
ent conditions of the two countries To protect hcr
manufacturers England required tho control OF foreign
markets: TO protect our manufacturers we required
first to get control of our own market Ihcreore our
policy has been from the beginning to raise revenue
from imports and to discriminate for the purpose OF
protecting and fostering our industries Under ths
system our country has prospered as has no other
country I'm the world. and the treasury Is overflow
Ing 1t Is necessary. OF course. 10 cut down 'ho sur
plus revenue or disaster must follow.
Ns c1rvprANp's IDEA WHOLLY ENGLISH
The Presidents plan seems to be to retain uni
versal taxation the chief permanent source OF IN
come to use tho imports as subsidiary one ana 10 re-
duce the tariff low as possible IhiS Is inc fhs
| lsh idea But the conditions are different England
mas nothing TO fear from foreign competition In her
own market Her object is to manufacture as cheap
lv as possble-paylng low wages, ctc.-in order to
control foreign markets. But TX not protected oy
| tariff dutes we can only control our own market
AGAINST Great Britain by scaling down the wages OF
our operators to the level of theirs. Tor one don't
| want to that DONE
"In this country tho OF Independence was fought
on tbe very issue raised by England for the purpose
80 comrc,ing tho colonies to accept her manufactured
| nroducts and not manufacture themselves. The es-
| tahshment of the principle of Protection was the
first OF that war, and subsequent departure rom
II led TO most disastrous consequences which nave
| been much forgotten by this generation Inc hleh
protectIve tariff OF 1928 Democratic measure.
The cotton States werc deuded into tho bclief that
because cotton was tho chief export Of this country
| therefore It paid the tariff. This was taught the
South In formula which Mr MciIhH anno"icm ~ s, a
Il was assumed that the imports returned for forty
bales exported being taxed large amount. me ne
practical effect was the forty bales exported 10
the same extent Thereupon South Carolina nulied
the tariff act and forbade Its execution III 'hs' o'ao
A CRISIS THE SOUTH.
"Ths brought crisis. General JACKSON de-
clarcd by the Eternal that tho duty should be levied
from the deck of q man-ofwar I'm Charleston Harbor,
and overt acts werc about to be committed when Mr.
Clay introduced the Compromise bill of 1888 intended
10 be a permanent settlement between the North and
South tho tariff question In that bill 1t was pro-
vded that all discriminating duties should be abolished
and that all duties should be reduced to a uniform
called horizontal duties This was to be done by
ten annual reductions until the tariff became merely
a revenue This tariff went into operation and
as the dlscrm mating duties fell of all the cotton and
Iron mills in the United States were stopped and all
the operatives thrown out OF employment.
"The British manufacturers and exporters, after
taking all the cotton that they wanted, took all the
gold and silver of the country to for the goods
which they sold here and the result was that there
was not coin dollar in circulation for some years;
shin pasters." being promises to pay In bread or
etc. Issued by &C gSeess MSsrs all t6S aS
then living all tho skilled operatives were thrown
door for bread and similar cou'd be witnessed
throu ghout the country: II was a practical exhibit
Sn i the Of hat
in any form. The consequences were so dcpIor%anle %
Tariff act Of 1912 enacted. Cotton had fallen to six
se's tse rned States. and tho English manufacturers
fixed their own price liar are was a ans
10 cents for her cotton INSTEAD OF the cOnsttuonel
horizontal tariff with cotton selling at cents
pound.
HOW THE TARIFF SHOULD BIZ REVISED.
"Do you think that similar results would now fol-
low II the Presidents recommendations were
adopted7r asked the reporter.
"Not to the same extent que,- replied Mr.. Dick
crson, "becausc some Of our textile manufacturers,
thanks to The f,ssring care Of rftierion, can now
compete with British manufacturers al their own price,
but our iron and steel Industries would undoubtedly
lie prostrstcd simply because Of the higher wages we
to pay lahorcrs although we do manufacture
with less expenditure OF brain ana muscle than any
revision. No doubt there are many articles In IL
5 to BE- s as hey ae the
difficulty in my mind with the Presidents recomncn-
large amount Of taxation by internal revenue, making
IT necessary to reduce the import duties to point
SnsTe nos IT T' Certainly "a wond benet foreign manu-
facturers but 1t Is not our business 10 look after
ri rho issue Is pado shall not regard It as
party question s%gy b tS 1ns%n of PeG
versus the English system, and as an American
shall stand by tho American system, AS matter OF
the world. we have free trado betsocn 6o,oooooo
OF people and their number Is increasing rapidly but
onrsve s 10 The day NAV come When wages will have
TO be low here abroad but we want TO postpone
Mr. 8ickerson said that he would clicvr the
Ia,ion of in the Treasury by putting sugar
the free list. thus reducing the revenne $4,000 600
annually and II necessary pay bounty to the sugar
| planters Before slsughtcring the tariff he would
abolish internal revenue system and let the States
look after the whshey question, each after its own
| fashion. But whatever done the principle OF
| protection to American industries should be firmly
| maintained
| OPENLY DENOUNCED IN CONNECTICUT
HARTFORD. Dec. 1.-The letter Of Governor Louns-
bury deciding against extra session Of the Legislature
was eminently satisfactory large ind